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ENGLISH User Guide LG-P768 www.lg.com MFL67733406 (1.0)
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To make sure your handset is a genuine product of LG, ONLY one SMS containing the IMEI No. of your purchased handset will be automatically sent to LG on the date of purchase. Once your phone is authenticated, you will receive the message ‘Your handset is a genuine LG product.’...
Contents Guidelines for safe and efficient use ..4 Using SmartShare ........33 FileShare ..........34 Getting to know your phone ....10 Calls ............35 Device components .........17 Making a call ..........35 QuickMemo ..........19 Calling your contacts .......35 Installing the SIM card and battery ...20 Answering and rejecting a call ....35 Charging your phone .......21 Adjusting call volume ......35...
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Searching for stations ......50 your PC ..........63 How to connect your mobile phone to LG SmartWorld .........51 your PC ..........64 How to Get to LG SmartWorld from Your Accessories ..........65 Phone ............51 How to use LG SmartWorld ......51 Troubleshooting ........66 Utilities .............52...
0.395 W/kg (10g) and when worn Absorption Rate (SAR) information. on the body is 0.494 W/Kg (10g). This mobile phone model LG-P768 has • This device meets RF exposure been designed to comply with applicable guidelines when used either in the...
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• Use a dry cloth to clean the exterior of • Repairs under warranty, at LG's the unit (do not use solvents such as discretion, may include replacement benzene, thinner or alcohol).
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Guidelines for safe and efficient use • Use accessories like earphones • Minor interference may affect TVs, cautiously. Do not touch the antenna radios, PCs etc. unnecessarily. Road safety • Do not use, touch or attempt to remove Check the laws and regulations on the or fix broken, chipped or cracked glass.
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Avoid damage to your hearing authorised service provider. Blasting area To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high Do not use the phone where blasting is in volume levels for long periods progress. Observe restrictions and follow any regulations or rules. Damage to your hearing can occur if you are exposed to loud sound for long Potentially explosive...
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LG Electronics the battery's performance. service point or dealer for assistance. • Use only LG batteries and chargers. LG • Always unplug the charger from the chargers are designed to maximise the wall socket after the phone is fully battery life.
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Hereby, LG Electronics declares that this LG-P768 product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/ EC. A copy of the Declaration of Conformity can be found at http:// www.lg.com/global/support/ cedoc/RetrieveProductCeDOC.jsp Ambient temperatures Max: +50°C (discharging),...
Getting to know your phone Before you start using the phone, please read this! 2. Optimising battery life Please check to see whether any problems you encountered with your Extend your battery's life between phone are described in this section before charges by turning off features that you taking the phone for service or calling a don't need to having running constantly...
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4. Before installing an open To monitor and control how battery power is being used: source application and OS > Apps tab > Settings • Touch WARNING > Power saver from the DEVICE ● If you install and use an OS other >...
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Getting to know your phone 5. Using unlock pattern When you can’t recall your unlock Pattern, PIN, or Password: Set unlock pattern to secure your phone. <If you have forgotten pattern> This opens a screen that guide you If you logged in to your Google account through how to draw a screen unlock on the phone but failed to enter the pattern.
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6. Using the hard reset 7. Opening and switching (Factory reset) applications If your phone does not restore to the Multitasking is easy with Android because original condition, use a Hard Reset you can keep more than one application (Factory Reset) to initialise it. running at the same time.
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(LG PC Suite) "LG PC Suite" PC application can be downloaded from the webpage of LG. "LG PC Suite" PC Application is a program Go to www.lg.com and select a coun- that helps you to connect your device to try of your choice.
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To synchronise your phone NOTE: and PC and installed automatically with your PC using the USB cable, when you install "LG PC Suite" PC you need to install LG PC Suite software. onto your PC. Please refer to previous pages to 9.
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11. Hold your phone upright Hold your mobile phone vertically, as you would a regular phone. The LG-P768 has an internal antenna. Be careful not to scratch or damage the back of the phone, as this may affect performance.
Device components Earpiece Power/Lock key • Switch your phone on/off by pressing and holding this key. • Short press to lock/unlock the screen. Proximity sensor Camera lens Back key Return to the previous screen. Home key Return to the home screen from any screen. Menu key • Check what options are available.
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Getting to know your phone Volume keys • In the home screen: Control ringer volume. • During a call: Control your earpiece volume. • When playing a track: Control volume continuously. Tip! Once press the volume up and down keys simultaneously, you can use QuickMemo function. Power/Lock key Microphone Earphone Jack...
QuickMemo Use QuickMemo to practically and efficiently create memos during a call, with a saved picture or on the current phone screen. Enter the Quick- Or touch and slide the Select the desired Touch from Memo screen by Status Bar downwards menu option from the Edit menu and pressing both the...
Getting to know your phone Installing the SIM card and Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot. Make sure the gold contact area battery on the card is facing downwards. Before you can start exploring your new phone, you'll need to set it up. To insert the SIM card and battery: To remove the battery cover, hold the phone firmly in one hand.
The charger connector is at the bottom of the phone. Insert the charger and plug it into an electrical outlet. NOTE: The LG-P768 supports memory cards up to 32 GB. NOTE • The battery must be fully charged initially to improve battery lifetime.
Secure your lock screen When you cannot recall your unlock pattern: You can lock your screen so that only you If you logged in to your Google account on can unlock it to access your phone. the phone but failed to enter the correct To set an Unlock Pattern, PIN or pattern 5 times, tap the Forgot pattern Password for the first time:...
Your Home screen Touch screen tips Home Here are some tips on how to navigate Simply swipe your finger to the left or right around your phone. to view the panels. You can customise each panel with Apps, Downloads, Touch – To choose a menu/option or Widgets and Wallpapers.
Customising the Home screen Returning to recently-used applications You can customise your home screen by adding Apps, Downloads, Widgets or Touch and hold the Home key. The Wallpapers. For more convenience using screen displays a pop-up with icons of your phone, add your favourite apps and applications you used recently.
Your Home screen Viewing the status bar Icon Description The status bar uses different icons to System warning display phone information such as signal strength, new messages, battery life, Alarm is set active Bluetooth and data connections. New voicemail Below is a table explaining the meaning of Ringer is silenced icons you're likely to see in the status bar.
Onscreen keyboard Icon Description You can enter text using the onscreen New message keyboard. The onscreen keyboard appears automatically on the screen when you Song is playing need to enter text. To manually display the keyboard, simply touch a text field where FM radio turned on in the you want to enter text.
Google account set up When you first turn on your phone, you have the opportunity to activate the network, to sign into your Google Account and how you want to use some Google services. To set up your Google account: • Sign into a Google Account from the prompted set up screen.
NOTE: If you are out of the Wi-Fi With LG-P768, you can enjoy TIP! zone or set Wi-Fi to OFF, additional Bluetooth high speed. If the device charges may be applied by your...
Connecting to Networks and Devices Sharing your phone's data Turning on Bluetooth and pairing up your phone with a Bluetooth device connection You must pair your device with another USB tethering and portable Wi-Fi hotspot device before you connect to it. are great features when there are no >...
• The Configure Wi-Fi hotspot dialog TIP! box will open. If your computer is running • You can change the network SSID Windows 7 or a recent distribution of some flavours of Linux (such (name) that other computers see when as Ubuntu), you don't usually scanning for Wi-Fi networks.
Connecting to Networks and Devices Using the Wi-Fi Cast > Apps tab > Settings Touch > More... from the WIRELESS & You can share your music, picture and NETWORKS > Wi-Fi Direct video content between users who use Select a device to connect from the Android Phones connected via the same scanned device list.
Using SmartShare To share contents from remote content library to other devices SmartShare uses DLNA (Digital Living Let your renderer device (e.g. TV) play Network Alliance) technology to share multimedia contents from your remote digital content through a Wi-Fi network. content library (e.g.
Connecting to Networks and Devices FileShare To download contents from remote content library Fileshare in file sharing application which > Apps tab > SmartShare Touch is provided auto connection based on Touch the top left button and select Wi-Fi Direct. Choose the types of content the device of the remote content you would like to share.
Calls Making a call Hold and slide the Quick msg icon from the bottom if you want to send a Touch to open the keypad. message. Enter the number using the keypad. To delete a digit, touch the TIP! Quick msg Touch to make a call.
Calls To end active calls, touch End or press On the home screen, touch Home Key and slide the notification Touch menu. bar down and select End call icon Tap Call settings and choose the options that you want to adjust. NOTE: You are charged for each Fixed dialing numbers –...
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Call forwarding – Choose whether to divert all calls, when the line is busy, when there is no answer or when you have no signal. Call barring – Select when you would like calls to be barred. Enter the call barring password.
Contacts Favourite contacts Add contacts to your phone and synchronise them with the contacts in You can classify frequently called contacts your Google account or other accounts as favourites. that support contact syncing. Adding a contact to your favourites Searching for a contact Touch to open your contacts.
Messaging Your LG-P768 combines SMS and MMS WARNING into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu. ● The 160-character limit may vary from country to country Sending a message depending on the language and Touch on the home screen, and how the SMS is coded.
E-mail To delete an email account: You can use the Email application to read emails from services other than > Apps tab > E-mail > • Touch Gmail. The Email application supports the in the account screen, touch > following account types: POP3, IMAP and Delete account >...
Working with account folders When a new email arrives TIP! Each account has an Inbox, Outbox, in the inbox, you will receive a notification by sound or vibration. Sent and Drafts folder. Depending on the Tap the email notification to stop features supported by your account's notifications.
Camera Getting to know the viewfinder Switch lenses – Switch between the rear–facing camera lens and the front–facing camera lens. Cheese shutter – Say Cheese when you get ready to take a photo. Brightness – This defines and controls the amount of sunlight entering the photo. Shot mode –...
Taking a quick photo Touch to delete the photo. Touch to open the options. Open the Camera application. Set image as – Touch to use the Hold the phone, point the lens towards photo as a Contact photo, Home screen the subject you want to photograph.
Camera Using the advanced settings – Activate to use your phone's location-based services. Take pictures In the viewfinder, touch to open all wherever you are and tag them with the advanced options. location. If you upload tagged pictures to – Allows you to turn on the flash a blog that supports geotagging, you can when taking a photo in dark conditions.
Video camera Getting to know the viewfinder Switch lenses – Switch between the rear–facing camera lens and the front-facing camera lens. Zoom – Zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively you can use the zoom in or out by pinching in or out. Brightness –...
Video camera Shooting a quick video Touch to delete the video you just made. Confirm by touching OK. The Touch the Camera mode button. viewfinder reappears. The video camera viewfinder appears Touch to open the options. on the screen. Move – Touch to move the video to other Holding the phone, point the lens to- place.
– Select storage to save videos. – Restore all video camera default settings. – Touch if you want to know how this function operates. This provides you with a quick guide. Adjusting the volume when viewing a video To adjust the volume of a video while it is playing, use the volume keys on the left- hand side of the phone.
Video Player You can store multimedia files on a memory card for easy access to all your Your LG-P768 has a built-in video player multimedia files. that lets you play all your favourite videos. To access the video player, Touch >...
Touch to go back to the beginning of USB mass storage devices the song. Touch twice to return to the previous song. Connect the LG-P768 to a PC using a USB cable. Touch to manage the music volume. If you haven't installed LG Android Touch to set repeat mode.
FM Radio To improve radio reception, TIP! extend the headset cord as this Your LG-P768 has a built-in FM Radio so also functions as the radio antenna. you can tune in to your favourite stations If you connect a headset not and listen on the go.
LG Search – Search Content. SmartWorld. Apps for you – Recommended content Tap Sign in and enter ID/PW for LG based on your previous choices. SmartWorld. If you have not yet signed My apps – List of downloaded/to-be up, tap Register and get a LG Smart- updated contents.
Touch > > Apps tab > Calendar Touch After you set the time, the LG-P768 On the middle of the screen, you can lets you know how much time is left find the different view types of the before the alarm will sound.
LG smart phones, other S/W version or and deleting files and folders right on the OS. And so, when you buy the new LG device. smart phone, you can back up the current Viewing files...
Utilities • To schedule automatic backups of your Insert to the memory card into the slot smart phone data. and check out the storage status. Touch the Apps tab • To restore your smart phone data. , and then select Backup > Schedule. Back up your smart phone On the Scheduled Backup Location data...
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Select the check box next to the item Press the Menu from the Backup screen, and select Settings you want to restore, and then select Continue to restore to phone. > Security and select the check box. And after enabling encryption, To restore NOTE: Please note that your synchronised organizer data, you must...
The web Internet Using options Browser gives you a fast, full-colour Press to view options. world of games, music, news, sport, Refresh – Update the current web page. entertainment and much more, right on Save to bookmarks – Add the current your mobile phone.
MAC filters, Private Networks (VPNs) that you've you may need to enter the MAC previously configured. Allows you to add address of your LG-P768 into the different types of VPN. router. Mobile networks – Set options for data You can find the MAC address in roaming, network mode &...
Settings DEVICE < Display > Brightness – Adjust the screen < Sound > brightness. Sound profile – You can choose the Auto-rotate screen – Set to switch Sound, Vibrate only or Silent. orientation automatically when you rotate Volumes – You can manage the volume the phone.
unlock pattern to unlock the screen. can check the battery use. Wallpaper – You can select the wallpaper < Apps > for lock screen from Gallery or Wallpaper You can view and manage the gallery. applications. Clocks & shortcuts – Customize clocks PERSONAL and shortcuts on the lock screen.
Back up my data – Set to back up desired mode (Charge only, Media sync your settings and application data to the (MTP), USB tethering, LG software or Google server. Camera (PTP). Backup account – Set to back up your Ask on connection –...
OTA, without connecting language. with a USB data cable. This feature will only be available if and when LG makes a This feature allows you to update the newer firmware version available for your firmware on your phone to a newer device.
Go to phone's software. Therefore, LG recommends that you back up your vod.divx.com for more information on how personal data before updating your to complete your registration. phone's software. LG does not DivX Certified to play DivX video up ® ®...
Go to Support > Mobile Phone Sup- when connected to your PC. port > Select the Model (LG-P768) • Mouse control: allows you to control > Click OSP ( On-Screen Phone ) to your mobile phone by using the mouse download.
LG On-Screen Phone How to connect your mobile To check the phone-to-PC connection phone to your PC Once the devices have been connected, drag down the Status Bar at the top of On-Screen Phone provides USB and Wi-Fi the Home screen to check the On-Screen connection.
Accessories These accessories are available for use with the LG-P768. (Items described below may be optional.) Travel adaptor Battery Stereo headset Data cable Connect your LG-P768 and PC. User Guide Learn more about your LG-P768. NOTE: • Always use genuine LG accessories.
Troubleshooting This chapter lists some problems you might encounter while using your phone. Some problems require you to call your service provider, but most are easy to fix yourself. Message Possible causes Possible corrective measures There is no SIM card in the SIM error Make sure that the SIM card is correctly inserted.
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No voltage Plug the charger into a different socket. Charger defective Replace charger. Wrong charger Only use original LG accessories. Battery defective Replace battery. Number not The Fixed dialling number Check the Settings menu and turn the function permitted function is on.
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Troubleshooting Message Possible causes Possible corrective measures Remove the battery, insert it again and switch on Hang up or the phone. Intermittent software problem freeze Try to perform a software update via the website.